title: [Application of precise radiotherapy in the combined modality therapy of gastrointestinal tract tumors].
abstract: Single modality treatment of advanced gastrointestinal cancer has been associated with unfavorable outcomes. Radiotherapy as an important component of the combined modality therapy of gastrointestinal tract tumors may achieve down-staging, increase resection rate while preserving sphincter function, decrease local recurrence rate, and improve survival rate. Precision radiotherapy has better conformity, accuracy, and lower toxicity. Precision radiotherapy will become more and more important in the combined modality therapy of gastrointestinal tract cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Medical Academy of Shandong Province, Jinan 250117, China. yujingmingsd@yahoo.com.cn.
authors.forename: Jin-ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xiang-jiao
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Meng
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000379:methods*